Milky Way over crater lake with airglow (2 pictures)
How many different astronomical phenomena have come together to create the above vista? Several.
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It’s fun to be an astronaut! Great Chris Hadfield’s movies from space (14 videos)
1. Sleeping in Space It’s bedtime on the ISS. CSA Astronaut Chris Hadfield shows us how astronauts sleep in space.
An early start for Noctilucent Clouds
Glowing electric-blue at the edge of space, noctilucent clouds have surprised researchers by appearing early this year. The unexpected apparition hints at a change in the “teleconnections” of Earth’s atmosphere.
How radiation in Space threatens exploration
So, apparently there’s a lot of radiation in space. Perhaps it’s Galactic Cosmic Rays, or perhaps it’s because of all of the crazy star matter that our sun is throwing at us. Either way, it seems like it’s significant enough to do some damage to the poor DNA in long-term space goers. Luckily for us Earthlings, our magnetic field keeps us safe from this endless radiation threatening to turn us into mutants (maybe it would be cool if we were mutants though…).